He looked around, and a sudden tightness constricted his chest.
'Those last few words...'
'They were too cruel.'
'That wasn't what he'd meant to say at all.'
But the words were already out, and there was no taking them back.
"Yes, it's all my fault."
He immediately put on a humble and pathetic expression.
"Yingzi, please, have a heart. Just forgive me this once."
"About what happened... I really didn't mean to hide it from you! You know how hard it was for me to join the army. My parents pestered me to get married every day, worried I'd be taken advantage of if I was out there alone."
"That Shanshan... her mother forced her on me. I never wanted anything to do with her! In my heart... the only one I've ever cared about is you!"
Cao Daqiang rattled off a seamless fabrication.
Liu Yingzi held their child, not saying a word.
Her eyes reddened as she looked at the man before her, her throat tight with emotion.
